The finger of blame is then pointed at Simon Barlow, ands it's clear he's hiding something.

This could prove awkward for the Barlows considering that they aren't blood relatives, but they are thought of as cousins because Tracy and Simon's dad Peter are adoptive half-brother and sister.

Amy has fallen pregnant after despairing at the ridiculous antics of her parents.

Sick and tired of Tracy and Steve being on and off all the time Amy recently brought in solicitor Adam Barlow to draw up a contract to make them toe the line and threatened to divorce them if they don't stick to it.

Amy bunks off school and attends a family planning clinic (Image: ITV)

The ITV1 soap has previously tackled teen pregnancy with the stories of Faye Windass and Sarah Platt.

In 2015 Faye, the adopted daughter of Anna Windass, fell pregnant when she was just 12 and became the youngest parent in the soap's history.

She kept the pregnancy a secret from everyone except Craig Tinker as she desperately tried to come to terms with the news that she would become a mother.

In 2000 Sarah, played by Tina O'Brien, gave birth to daughter Bethany when the character was 13 years old.

Liz McDonald leads a nervous Amy Barlow home (Image: ITV)

New producer Iain MacLeod has said the bombshell news about Amy “forces Tracy and Steve to grow up for the first time in history” and he's also looking forward to seeing Elle n the spotlight as Amy.